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You can see photos and videos from Saturday's stormy weather at https://www.islandecho.co.uk/109mph-winds-batter-the-island-causing-damage-and-disruption/. Follow our live updates below to keep up-to-date on what is happening across the Isle of Wight today (Saturday). The system will automatically update every 30 seconds without the...

Wightlink's Victoria of Wight car ferry has lost power and is limping into Portsmouth using auxiliary power only this morning (Friday), prompting the launch of Bembridge RNLI's lifeboat. The year-old vessel got into trouble off Fishbourne at around 08:00 when...

Island Line trains are unable to serve Ryde Pier Head this morning (Friday) due to a fault with the electric third rail power system. Services between Ryde Esplanade and Ryde Pier Head have been suspended until further notice whilst engineers...

Police, WightSAR and HM Coastguard are involved in the search for a missing woman in the Sandown, Lake and Shanklin areas tonight (Thursday). Search and rescue resources are currently sweeping The Bay area in the hope of locating the indivdual,...

Children out trick or treating in Shanklin have been handed SOAP instead of sweets, leading to concerned parents issuing a warning tonight (Thursday). 1 youngster has 'choked' and has been violently sick after consuming at least 1 of the green...

Several fire appliances are in attendance at St Mary's Hospital in Newport tonight (Thursday) as crews respond to an alert. Firefighters from Newport and Cowes are on scene at the main entrance to the lower ground floor of the hospital,...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were called out to Home Bargains in Gunville this lunchtime (Thursday).  Multiple fire appliances from Newport and Ryde were mobilised to the commercial building on Taylor Road at around 11:50. Lunchtime shoppers...

HM Coastguard and Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat have been in action in Sandown this evening (Wednesday) in response to concerns raised for the safety of a man seen entering the water. The volunteer search and rescue teams were tasked...

The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service are attending a small incident at Ryde Pier this lunchtime (Wednesday). 2 appliances and a Land Rover 4x4 are currently on scene at the seafront location, but there appears to be no...

Adverse weather on the Solent is affecting cross-Solent travel this morning (Wednesday). Red Funnel has advised that the 09:45 hi-speed Red Jet sailing from Southampton has been cancelled, as well as the 10:15 return from Cowes. This is due to...